This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 56 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In "Joy Luck Club, " what does the jade pendant symbolize? A) Self-worth; the best quality heart. B) Wealth. C) American culture. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-worth; the best quality heart. 2. What is the notion that human beings can arrive at truth by using reason and logic? A) Puritanism. B) Rationalism. C) Governmentism. D) Educationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rationalism. 3. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "inadvertent." A) Verb. B) Preposition. C) They tend. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 4. For decades, tourists have visited the botanical garden to marvel at its astonishing ..... A) Appall. B) Livid. C) Viridity. D) Verdure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verdure. 5. This literary period consisted of an oral tradition that included epic narratives, creation myths, and stories A) Native American Period. B) Puritan/Early Colonial Period. C) Revolutionary/The Age of Reason/The Enlightenment/Neoclassical period. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Native American Period. 6. On the economic growth of the United States, Mark Twain had a position: A) Satirical and mocking. B) Optimistic and integrative. C) Opportunist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satirical and mocking. 7. A group of students is writing a report about a specific treatment available for patients with a medical condition called arthritis. One of their most credible sources is a study that was published in a medical journal three years ago. How can the students BEST use the Internet to locate the most current findings on the subject A) By searching for the names of the physicians who authored the study to find out the names of the medical facilities where the treatment is implemented. B) By searching for the name of the treatment to find out if any studies on the treatment have been published in medical journals more recently. C) By searching for the title of the medical journal to find out what articles on other medical problems it has published more recently. D) . by searching for articles on other topics that were written by the physicians who authored the original study to find out additional areas of expertise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By searching for the name of the treatment to find out if any studies on the treatment have been published in medical journals more recently. 8. What is a clause? A) An action word. B) A group of words with a subject and a verb. C) A word that replaces a noun or another pronoun. D) A full idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of words with a subject and a verb. 9. A comparison of two or more unlike objects without using like, as, or sometimes than A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) People talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 10. John Smith hopes to encourage other English men and women to come to the New World by telling them about A) The joys and difficulties of the voyage. B) The means by which they overcame hardships. C) The customs of the Native Americans. D) The beauty of the New World. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The means by which they overcame hardships. 11. Constant; working diligently at a task A) Assiduous. B) Fastidious. C) Incredulous. D) Escew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assiduous. 12. What is the message that Emily Dickinson conveys through the poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" ? A) The fragility of life. B) The inevitability of death. C) The importance of preparing for death. D) The beauty of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The inevitability of death. 13. Who wrote the The General History of Virginia? A) John Smith. B) William Bradford. C) John Winthrop. D) Edward Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John Smith. 14. Secret plotting. A) Vivid. B) Intrigue. C) Vital. D) Poised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intrigue. 15. Not on time; not prompt; tending to delay A) Amenable. B) Dilatory. C) Surmise. D) Amnesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dilatory. 16. At the beginning of each chapter of his book "The Souls of Black People", DuBois quotes: A) A song. B) A biblical passage. C) Una referencia a Washington. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A song. 17. France allied with Native Americans to drive the British out of North America in what was known as the ..... A) French and Indian War. B) The Great War. C) The American Revolution. D) The Great Britain War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) French and Indian War. 18. In Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, the old man Hooks fish. What is the fish called? A) Swordfish. B) Shark. C) Marlin. D) Whale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marlin. 19. Simultaneously A) Different times. B) Now. C) At the same time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the same time. 20. True or False:The speaker refers solely to the person who created the text's name. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesAmerican Literature Quiz 1American Literature Quiz 2American Literature Quiz 3American Literature Quiz 4American Literature Quiz 5American Literature Quiz 6American Literature Quiz 7American Literature Quiz 8American Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books